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9. Gas Exchange

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  1. 9.1 The Gas Exchange System

    1. 9.1.1Structure of human gas exchange system

      • Structure of human gas exchange system: lungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillary network

    2. 9.1.2Tissue distribution in gas exchange system

      • Distribution in system: cartilage, ciliated epithelium, goblet cells, squamous epithelium, smooth muscle, capillaries

    3. 9.1.3Gas exchange image recognition

      • Recognise structures in microscope slides and photomicrographs

    4. 9.1.4Plan diagrams of trachea and bronchus walls

      • Plan diagrams: transverse sections of trachea and bronchus walls

    5. 9.1.5Airway secretory and ciliated cells

      • Functions of ciliated epithelial cells, goblet cells, mucous glands

    6. 9.1.6Airway and alveolar tissue functions

      • Functions of cartilage, smooth muscle, elastic fibres, squamous epithelium

    7. 9.1.7Gas exchange between alveolar air and blood

      • Gas exchange between alveolar air and blood